Trivia of the Day January 31

When the French Navy officially ceased using Morse Code on January 31, 1997, the final message they transmitted was "Calling all. This is our last cry before our eternal silence."

Duffel bags are named after a town of Duffel, Belgium, where the bags were first made.

US military-issued duffel bags By Bahamut0013 

"Typewriter" is one of the longest common words that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard along with "proprietor", "perpetuity" and "repertoire". The longest top-row word of all is "rupturewort" (a plant used to treat hernias). .

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