Home » General Facts » Funny Fact: The King Is Dead

The King Is Dead


The word “Checkmate” in chess comes from the Persian phrase “Shah Mat,” which means “the king is dead”.

Related Facts:

  1. Married Dead
  2. Mini King
  3. Greedy Bible
  4. Egyptians Dead
  5. Poor Dead Elephant
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...

Leave a Reply

*
To prove you're a person (not a spam script), type the security word shown in the picture. Click on the picture to hear an audio file of the word.
Click to hear an audio file of the anti-spam word

Our Favorite Funny And Useless Facts

Tags

animals baby birds brain british bugs candy car children christmas drink eat elephant fear fish food foods giraffe gold group hair ice kids marriage men monuments moon ocean phobia phone quote roman shark skin sleep space speed teeth time tongue travel tv water weight women