TechnologyInteresting"Stewardesses" is the longest common English word that can be typed using only the left hand on a standard QWERTY keyboard.7134k
BodyInterestingThe words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).3053k
PlacesFunnyThe Danish word 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel' means 'contraceptive' and is one of the longest everyday words in the Danish language, literally translating to 'pregnancy prevention method.'1676k
PlacesInterestingFloccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.1521k
HistoryFunnyIn Victorian England, 'pants' was considered a vulgar word because it referred to undergarments, not trousers.1351k
PlacesInterestingThe longest commonly-recognized words with no repeating letters are "uncopyrightable" and "dermatoglyphics," both at 15 letters!1092k
PlacesInterestingHoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.941k
EntertainmentMind-BlowingShakespeare's works contain the first recorded use of approximately 1,700 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.881k
EntertainmentInterestingShakespeare invented hundreds of English words still used today, including 'assassination,' 'lonely,' 'generous,' and 'eyeball.'163k
EntertainmentMind-BlowingArnold Schwarzenegger was paid approximately $21,429 for every word he spoke in Terminator 2, earning $15 million for roughly 700 words of dialogue.71k