The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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