The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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