| Before the year 1000, the word "she" did not exist in the English language. The singular female reference was the word "heo", which also was the plural of all genders. The word "she" appeared only in the 12th century, about 400 years after English began to take form. "She" probably derived from the Old English feminine "seo", the Viking word for feminine reference. |
| An animal epidemic is called an epizootic. |
| "Scelerophibia" is the fear of burglars. |
| To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs -- it will let you go instantly. |
| The word "galaxy" comes from the Greek word for milk, galacticos. |
| A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. |
| An inch of snow falling evenly on one acre of ground is equivalent to about 2715 gallons of water. |
| The piece that protrudes from the top end of an umbrella is called a "ferrule." |
| The Dutch airline is KLM – or would you prefer to say Koninklijke-Luchtvaart-Maatschappij. |
| The fear of Friday the 13th is called Paraskavedekatriaphobia. |