Random Language and Words Facts

The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."

There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!

There was no punctuation until the 15th century.

The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!