The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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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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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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