In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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