The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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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 "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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