The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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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.
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