The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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