Every child learns at school at some point learns a little about collective nouns, ie: a herd of cows, a school of fish, a flock of birds, but how many of the more unusual ones you do know about.
Here are some of the more unique examples, and yes, they are legitimate regardless of how weird they might sound!
* An asylum of cuckoos.
* A bevy of otters.
* A dazzle of zebras.
* A trogle of snakes.
* A horde of hamsters.
* An intrusion of cockroaches. (Not surprising really!)
* A knob of toads.
* A rout of snails.
* A murder of crows.
* An army of herring.
* A bushel of crabs.
* A crash of rhinoceroses.
* A coalition of cheetahs.
* A surfeit of skunks.
* A leap of lizards.
* A tower of giraffe.
* A turn of both turtles and tortoises.
* A wobble of ostriches.
Most Popular Christmas Toys of the 1900's
1921 Buddy L Express dump truck and Parker Brothers Wonderful Game of Oz.
1922 Doctor Play Bag and the Tortoise and Hare game, .
1923 Chinese Checkers game and the York Western cap gun.
1924 Bye-Lo-Baby doll and Barney Google scooter.
1925 Felix the Cat, and the Arcade Mack dump truck.
1926 Peter Pan board game and Bonnie babe doll.
1927 Spirit of St.Louis model airplane, and Tootsie Toy dollhouse.
1928 Metalcraft Zepelin model kit, the Yo-yo, and the Sunbeam Race pedal car.
1929 American Flyer model train set and the Popeye Paddle and Ball toy.
1930 Rodeo Joe Krazy, the Little Orphan Annie paint box, and Mysto Magic Set.
1931 Keystone Ride Em Steamroller and the Betty Booper doll.
1932 Fisher Price's Granny Doodle and Flash Gordon Ray Gun.
1933 Mickey Mouse radio and Tom Mix Straight Shooter pistol.
1934 Lionel electric train and the Shirley Temple Doll.
1935 Parker Brothers Monopoly board game.
1936 Tom Mix Rocket Parachute and Baby Ruth's baseball game.
1937 Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs tea set.
1938 Gene Autry guitar and Fisher Price's Snoopy Sniffer.
1939 Princess Elizabeth doll and the Daisy Red Ryder air rifle.
1940 Tootsie toy camouflage ambulance and the View Master.
1941 Marx U.S. army airplane and the Kiddilac pedal car.
1942 Disney Donald Duck Choo Choo and Jack Armstrong secret bomb Sight.
1943 Gilbert Chemistry set, the Jane Russell Paper Doll, and the Buddy L fire truck.
1944 Little Lulu doll, and the Dick Tracy junior detective kit.
1945 Captine Midnight magne matic code-o graph and the Slinky.
1946 Disney Donald Duck camera and the Tonka toy truck.
1948 Scrabble board game and Cootie.
1949 Clue board game, Marx Mickey Mouse Meteor electric train.
1950 Hopalong Cassidy cap gun, Silly Putty, and Cinderella toys.
1951 Disney Alice in Wonderland phonograph.
1952 The Mr. Potato Head kit, Roy Rogers hat, and Howdy Doody marionette.
1953 Superman play suit and the Wiffel Ball.
1954 The Matchbox toys and paint by number kits.
1955 Davy Crockett rifle and coonskin hat.
1956 Daisy BB gun and Play Doh.
1957 The Tic-Tac Dough game.
1958 Hula Hoops, and the Frisbee.
1959 The Barbie doll.
1960 Chatty Cathy doll and Etch-A-Sketch.
1961 Barbie's Ken doll and Frankenstein monster kit.
1962 The Yo-yo and the Pogo Stick.
1963 Easy Bake Oven.
1964 The Electric Football game, Skateboards, and G. I. Joe.
1965 Super Balls, James Bond Aston Martin cars, and Rock Em Sock Em Robots.
1966 Lego Train, Twisters, and Tiny Tears doll.
1967 G.I. Joe Nurse and Kerplunk.
1968 Fisher Price little people and the Spirograph.
1969 Talking Barbie doll and Hot Wheels.
1970 3-D Chess and the Nerf Ball.
1971 Checkers and Ten Speed Bicycles.
1972 Hacky Sack balls and Magnavox Odyssey video game systems.
1973 Dungeons and Dragons cards, Masterminds game.
1974 Mood Rings, the Atomic Man, and the Pong video game.
1975 The Pet Rock and home Pong Video game.
1976 Mork and Mindy dolls and the Happy Days play set.
1977 Slime, Othello board game, the Atari 2600 video game.
1978 Star Wars toys and Battlestar Galactica.
1979 Mettel Intellivision and Legoland Space kits.
1980 The Empire Strikes back figures.
1981 Donkey Kong and the Dukes of Hazzard car.
1982 Pac Man, the Rubik's Cube and He-Man master of the universe.
1983 Cabbage Patch Dolls, Return of the Jedi figures, and Rollerblades.
1984 Lego Technic, Care Bears, and Temple of Doom.
1985 Nintendo, Transformers, Ewoks, and the Pound Puppies.
1986 Pictionary and Sega Master video system.
1987 Thundercats, Freddy Krueger dolls, and So Soft Ponies.
1988 Ghostbusters car and Marshmallow man.
1989 Sega Genesis, Nintendo Gameboy, and Tetris.
1990 Teenage Mutant Turtles figures and Video movie.
1991 Constructicons, and Super Nintendo Video game.
1992 Barney dolls and WWF Wrestlers toys.
1993 Star Trek characters, Deep Space Nine figures, and Jurassic Park dinosaurs.
1994 Lion King animals and Power Rangers.
1995 Playstation Video game, and Pocahontas
1996 Tamagotchi, Nintendo N-64 and Buzz Lightyear figure.
1997 Sing N Snore Ernie, Teletubbies, and Share a smile Becky doll.
1998 Beanie Babies, Furby, Playmobile video system, and Lego Robot's Revenge.
1999 Pokemon, Frby Babies, and Sega Dreamcast video system.
1922 Doctor Play Bag and the Tortoise and Hare game, .
1923 Chinese Checkers game and the York Western cap gun.
1924 Bye-Lo-Baby doll and Barney Google scooter.
1925 Felix the Cat, and the Arcade Mack dump truck.
1926 Peter Pan board game and Bonnie babe doll.
1927 Spirit of St.Louis model airplane, and Tootsie Toy dollhouse.
1928 Metalcraft Zepelin model kit, the Yo-yo, and the Sunbeam Race pedal car.
1929 American Flyer model train set and the Popeye Paddle and Ball toy.
1930 Rodeo Joe Krazy, the Little Orphan Annie paint box, and Mysto Magic Set.
1931 Keystone Ride Em Steamroller and the Betty Booper doll.
1932 Fisher Price's Granny Doodle and Flash Gordon Ray Gun.
1933 Mickey Mouse radio and Tom Mix Straight Shooter pistol.
1934 Lionel electric train and the Shirley Temple Doll.
1935 Parker Brothers Monopoly board game.
1936 Tom Mix Rocket Parachute and Baby Ruth's baseball game.
1937 Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs tea set.
1938 Gene Autry guitar and Fisher Price's Snoopy Sniffer.
1939 Princess Elizabeth doll and the Daisy Red Ryder air rifle.
1940 Tootsie toy camouflage ambulance and the View Master.
1941 Marx U.S. army airplane and the Kiddilac pedal car.
1942 Disney Donald Duck Choo Choo and Jack Armstrong secret bomb Sight.
1943 Gilbert Chemistry set, the Jane Russell Paper Doll, and the Buddy L fire truck.
1944 Little Lulu doll, and the Dick Tracy junior detective kit.
1945 Captine Midnight magne matic code-o graph and the Slinky.
1946 Disney Donald Duck camera and the Tonka toy truck.
1948 Scrabble board game and Cootie.
1949 Clue board game, Marx Mickey Mouse Meteor electric train.
1950 Hopalong Cassidy cap gun, Silly Putty, and Cinderella toys.
1951 Disney Alice in Wonderland phonograph.
1952 The Mr. Potato Head kit, Roy Rogers hat, and Howdy Doody marionette.
1953 Superman play suit and the Wiffel Ball.
1954 The Matchbox toys and paint by number kits.
1955 Davy Crockett rifle and coonskin hat.
1956 Daisy BB gun and Play Doh.
1957 The Tic-Tac Dough game.
1958 Hula Hoops, and the Frisbee.
1959 The Barbie doll.
1960 Chatty Cathy doll and Etch-A-Sketch.
1961 Barbie's Ken doll and Frankenstein monster kit.
1962 The Yo-yo and the Pogo Stick.
1963 Easy Bake Oven.
1964 The Electric Football game, Skateboards, and G. I. Joe.
1965 Super Balls, James Bond Aston Martin cars, and Rock Em Sock Em Robots.
1966 Lego Train, Twisters, and Tiny Tears doll.
1967 G.I. Joe Nurse and Kerplunk.
1968 Fisher Price little people and the Spirograph.
1969 Talking Barbie doll and Hot Wheels.
1970 3-D Chess and the Nerf Ball.
1971 Checkers and Ten Speed Bicycles.
1972 Hacky Sack balls and Magnavox Odyssey video game systems.
1973 Dungeons and Dragons cards, Masterminds game.
1974 Mood Rings, the Atomic Man, and the Pong video game.
1975 The Pet Rock and home Pong Video game.
1976 Mork and Mindy dolls and the Happy Days play set.
1977 Slime, Othello board game, the Atari 2600 video game.
1978 Star Wars toys and Battlestar Galactica.
1979 Mettel Intellivision and Legoland Space kits.
1980 The Empire Strikes back figures.
1981 Donkey Kong and the Dukes of Hazzard car.
1982 Pac Man, the Rubik's Cube and He-Man master of the universe.
1983 Cabbage Patch Dolls, Return of the Jedi figures, and Rollerblades.
1984 Lego Technic, Care Bears, and Temple of Doom.
1985 Nintendo, Transformers, Ewoks, and the Pound Puppies.
1986 Pictionary and Sega Master video system.
1987 Thundercats, Freddy Krueger dolls, and So Soft Ponies.
1988 Ghostbusters car and Marshmallow man.
1989 Sega Genesis, Nintendo Gameboy, and Tetris.
1990 Teenage Mutant Turtles figures and Video movie.
1991 Constructicons, and Super Nintendo Video game.
1992 Barney dolls and WWF Wrestlers toys.
1993 Star Trek characters, Deep Space Nine figures, and Jurassic Park dinosaurs.
1994 Lion King animals and Power Rangers.
1995 Playstation Video game, and Pocahontas
1996 Tamagotchi, Nintendo N-64 and Buzz Lightyear figure.
1997 Sing N Snore Ernie, Teletubbies, and Share a smile Becky doll.
1998 Beanie Babies, Furby, Playmobile video system, and Lego Robot's Revenge.
1999 Pokemon, Frby Babies, and Sega Dreamcast video system.
Fun Facts
Ten interesting facts:
1. The average bra size today is 36C. Ten years ago it was 34B.
2. Humans are the only species on earth that have face-to-face sex.
3. Jazz fans and gun owners are among the most sexually active Americans.
4. The word “pornography” comes from the Greek meaning the “writings of prostitutes.”
5. The Bible, the world’s best-selling book, is also the world’s most shoplifted book.
6. The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.
7. The largest toy distributor in the world is McDonald’s.
8. Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
9. People who drink coffee are less likely to commit suicide than people who don't.
10. According to statistics, Australian women are most likely to have sex on the first date.
1. The average bra size today is 36C. Ten years ago it was 34B.
2. Humans are the only species on earth that have face-to-face sex.
3. Jazz fans and gun owners are among the most sexually active Americans.
4. The word “pornography” comes from the Greek meaning the “writings of prostitutes.”
5. The Bible, the world’s best-selling book, is also the world’s most shoplifted book.
6. The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.
7. The largest toy distributor in the world is McDonald’s.
8. Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
9. People who drink coffee are less likely to commit suicide than people who don't.
10. According to statistics, Australian women are most likely to have sex on the first date.
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