7 Good Stories That Just Aren't True No, that's not where that word comes from

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If you’ve ever heard that

- The F-Word is an acronym for “Fornication Under Consent of the King”
- The Sh-Word is an acronym for “Ship High in Transit”
- Any other older word being an acronym

It’s untrue.

Acronyms are, by and large, a 20th-century phenomenon.

The first 3 letters of 'Sweden' and 'Denmark' spell out 'Sweden.'

The remaining letters spell out 'Denmark.'

My favorite commercial ever

✋Happy National High Five Day🤚

The gesture's origin is attributed to Dodgers left fielder Dusty Baker, who slapped teammate Glenn Burke’s upraised palm after a home run on October 2, 1977.

No word yet on who started "down low, too slow."

LIGHT THAT BEAM‼

Your lips only touch for four letters of the alphabet.

THE BEAM STAYS LIT 🟣🔦

At Least Now We Know the Truth It’s ugly, but necessary to face.

"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"

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The new trio, Zach LaVine, Jonas Valanciunas and Jake LaRavia light their first Beam together.

Big comeback W 🟣🔦

1972. The “I love you” at the end gets me every time…

Generally, 'fewer' is used when a number of things can be counted ("fewer problems") and 'less' is used when an amount is measured ("less trouble").

a man in a kings jersey is standing with his arms crossed in front of a purple background . ALT: a man in a kings jersey is standing with his arms crossed in front of a purple background .

LIGHT THE BEAM 🟣🔦

We totally care if you like this post about ‘sarcasm’ and ‘irony.’

These words are sometimes treated as if they mean the same thing, but they have distinct meanings that are interesting and useful to understand.

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Big W in BrookLyn 😈

Dougie McBuckets in the clutch >>

De'Aaron Fox lights The Beam at the end of the Sacramento Kings' perfect 3-0 homestand.

Keon Ellis - DNM

Does not miss.

dOMoNtAs SAbONiS dOEsn'T ScORe

Happy beam year 🟣🔦

Light the Beam!

Kings games with 30+ Assists this season:

First 20 games (Monk Bench/Inj): 2
Last 5 games (Monk Starting): 4

Players to make 6+ three-pointers in a single quarter in Sacramento Kings franchise history:

Keegan Murray - 7 (2023)
Harrison Barnes - 6 (2021)
Omri Casspi - 6 (2015)

And now, Doug McDermott.