A cool blog, a unique temple and some fascinating words

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The other day I was looking through the website of Uttar Pradesh Tourism when I came across the following gem in a list of places of interest in Lucknow:

Source: http://www.up-tourism.com/destination/lucknow/places_of_interest.htm

A Lord Human Temple would certainly be an attraction.

And finally, here are some fascinating (and rarely used) words that I came across recently:

• Curglaff:  The shock we feel when we jump into cold water. (http://obsoleteword.blogspot.com/2006/03/curglaff.html)
• Apricity: The warmth of the sun in winter. (http://www.wordnik.com/words/apricity#sounds)
• Cachinnator One who laughs too much or too loudly. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7654511.stm)
• Remord:To feel remorse. (ibid.*)
• Psithurism: The sound of wind in the trees and the rustling of leaves. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/psithurism)

 *ibid. is short for ibidem and means in the same place (used when referring to a book, article etc. which has just been cited) (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ibidem)