The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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