The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
93
The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
84
Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
63
In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
121
China has more English speakers than the United States.
42
The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
31
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
Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
4