Cliff Clavin thread of little known facts

[hateraid]

Here's a little known fact:

Did you think the word "boonies" came from some hick part of the country?
It actually originated from a Filipino word "budok" which means remote area. Bundok became boondocks which them became the boonies.

Any other little known facts you posters want to share?

[AlphaWolf24]

The use of "420" started in 1971 at San Rafael High School (California), where it indicated the time 4:20 PM, when a group of students would go to smoke cannabis under the statue of Louis Pasteur.

[hateraid]

Nobody knows who Cliff Clavin is?? Let's honor him!