'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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