On average, Americans spend about 6 months of their lives waiting in front of traffic lights. See more

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

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

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

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

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

Every year some 50 million cars are added to the world’s roads. See more

Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". 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

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

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

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

"Skepticisms" is the longest word that alternates hands when typing. See more