A single individual, Dr. Lieven P. Van Neste, owns over 200,000 domain names! See more

The top 8 most developed countries all speak Germanic languages. Every such country is in the top 20. See more

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. See more

The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before. See more

To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles. See more

The longest word that can be typed using only the right hand is lollipop. See more

The average life expectancy of a toilet is 50 years. See more

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. See more

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. See more

The name for having a fear of long words: Hippopotomonstroses­quippedaliophobia. Ironic, isn't it? See more

Long ago, clans would burn down your house to get rid of you without killin you. The phrase "your fired!" came from this. See more

No word in the English language rhymes with "month", "orange", "silver" or "purple". See more

Every single possible 3-character .com domain (over 50,000) has long since been registered! See more

The longest one-syllable words in the English language are "strengths" and "screeched". See more

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year. See more

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. See more