In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
121
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
84
There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
175
The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
84
The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
5
The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
69
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
923
More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
12