'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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