Five Things of Term

1. In a study of graffiti it seems that messages of love peak in October, coinciding with the start of school term.
2. When the term "nostalgia" was coined in the seventeenth century, some thought it was a uniquely Swiss phenomenon.
3. The modern term for a "window dresser" is a "visual merchandiser".
4. While the term "baby brain" is is just a myth, fertility doctors say people have become more anxious about having a family.
5. Half of the world's 7,000 languages are in danger of disappearing.

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