Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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