The word "gymnasium" comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means "to exercise naked." See more

If you add up the letters in all the names of the cards in the deck (Ace, two), the total # of letters is 52, the same as the # of cards in the deck. See more

Your system of blood vessels is over 60,000 miles long. That's long enough to go around the world more than twice! See more

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

American adults have been educated for the longest time. See more

The word "politics" describes the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures." See more

The tune of The Star Spangled Banner was an old English drinking song . It was not made the official national anthem until 1931. See more

Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. See more

Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters. 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

Until the 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland. See more

Albert Einstein's parents were worried he was mentally slow, because it took him a long time to learn how to speak. See more

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

You use over 70 muscles to say one word. See more

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

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable". See more