A “frog” can refer to a decorative fabric closure on clothing or to a fishing lure. A “braided loop” can be part of either of these items or refer to a specific knot used for a fishing lure. In clothing, a frog is an ornamental braided knot-and-loop closure. In fishing, a braided loop may refer to a knot that allows a lure to move freely or to the fishing line itself.

The name Albert comes from Germanic origins and means “noble and bright.”

Polenta is an Italian dish made from boiled cornmeal, though it was historically prepared from other grains. It can be allowed to cool and solidify into a loaf that may then be baked, fried, or grilled. While commonly used in savory dishes, it is also found in sweet preparations such as cakes, cookies, and puddings. The word is derived from the Latin pollen, meaning “fine flour,” which shares a root with pulvis, meaning “dust.”

The English word plaza comes from the Spanish word of the same spelling, meaning place/field/square.

Paradoxical undressing occurs when victims of hypothermia are found without clothing. As their condition worsens, they may begin to feel intensely hot and, in a confused state, remove their clothing, shedding what little warmth they have left. It is very common for people stuck in freezers to experience this.

The word xenophobia comes from Ancient Greek: xenos (ξένος), meaning “stranger,” “foreigner,” or “guest,” and phobos (φόβος), meaning “fear.” It literally means “fear of strangers.”

If you shuffle a well-mixed standard 52-card deck, the number of possible orderings is 80,658,175,170,943,878,571,660,636,856,403,766,975,289,505,440,883,277,824,000,000,000,000. That number is greater than the number of seconds the universe has existed and exceeds common estimates of the number of atoms on Earth.

Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana offer couples the option of entering into a covenant marriage, which is heavily, though not officially, influenced by conservative Christian views of marriage. Before entering a covenant marriage, a couple must attend premarital counseling sessions emphasizing the nature, purposes, and responsibilities of marriage. They must also sign a declaration stating that a covenant marriage is intended to be lifelong. Unlike standard no-fault divorce laws, covenant marriages have stricter requirements for divorce. A spouse seeking a divorce may first be required to attend marital counseling and must prove one of the following:
• The other spouse committed adultery.
• The other spouse committed a felony.
• The other spouse engages in substance abuse.
• The other spouse physically or sexually abused the spouse or a child.
• The spouses have lived separately for a minimum period specified by state law, typically one or two years.

The vast majority of couples choose not to enter covenant marriages. One well-known public figure in a covenant marriage is Mike Johnson, the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who married his wife Kelly Lary in 1999 under this arrangement.

The second-oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States is Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was founded by the Spanish between 1607 and 1610, making it the oldest state capital and second only to St. Augustine, Florida, founded in 1565.

While not specifically banned by the Quran, women are exempt from performing the five daily prayers while menstruating. This exemption has led, in practice, to a temporary suspension of prayer during that time for many Muslim women today.