Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
17
The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
69
The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
76
WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
398
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
123
The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
25
The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
48
A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
95