Sneaky's Daily Did You Know....? - It's Only Words


The word "Dunce" is taken from the name of a brilliant scholar. Dun Scotus - named after his birthplace of Duns in Scotland - challenged the Church's ideas in the 13th century. But his innovative thoughts were rejected by other scholars after his death. The condemned his teaching as stupid, thus changing the meaning of "dunce"

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