This thread is about the esoteric, i.e., little known, often interesting, yet often useless, information. I guess the contemporary term would be trivia

Here's mine:

The etimology [origin] of the word Breakfast is derived from the two words break and fast, meaning, to break or cease fasting. Fast, of course, meaning to go without food/sustinence. We generally don't eat in our sleep (well, most of us, anyway), so in the morning, we are said to break fast at breakfast.


Anyone care to contribute your own esoteric knowledge?



James