| The word malaria comes from the words 'mal' and 'aria', which means bad air. This derives from the old days when it was thought that all diseases are caused by bad or dirty air. |
| "I am" is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. |
| There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." |
| The longest English word, at 45 letters, is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.' |
| Too much homework can cause stress, depression, and even lower grades. |
| The technical term for a hairy buttocks is "daysypgal." |
| Georgia Brown is Mensa's youngest genius ever. She can count, recognize colours and speak French with an IQ of 152. She is 2 years old. |
| Cleopatra was able to speak 13 different languages. |
| The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies. |
| The longest non-medical word in the English language is floccipausinihilipilification (29 letters), which means "the act of estimating as worthless." |