Fun Word Fact – Missing The Word For Bear

The original word for bear has been lost because our ancient ancestors were so worried saying the name of the animal would cause it to come after them. Instead they used the term bruin, meaning the brown one, which then segued into bear. WTF Fun Facts

Source:http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2041313,00.html


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