In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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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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