19 Long-Lost Historical Words You Absolutely Need In Your Life
Because everyone needs a word that means "a morbid fear of work." H/T The Horologicon.
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The Horologicon by Mark Forsyth takes you through a whole day of these strange words from breakfast to bedtime, click here for more information.