Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone! See more

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

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

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! See more

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

365 different languages are spoken in Indonesia. See more

The very first Olympic race, held in 776 BC, was won by Corubus, a chef. See more

The names of the continents all end with the same letter as they start with. Coincidence? See more

Eskimos have over 100 words for ice. See more

Icthyomaniacs are people who are crazy about fish. See more

Antarctica is a desert. See more

The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses. See more

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

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". See more

Maine is the only state in the US whose name is just one syllable. See more

There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. See more