The dot used in lowercase “i” and “j” is called a tittle.
“Bookkeeper” is unique in the sense that it is the only word in the English language with back to back to back double letters.
The space between your eyebrows is called your “glabella”
We are closer to the T-Rex in number of years than the T-Rex was to the Stegosaurus.
The Y symbol used in phrases like “Ye Olde Fashioned” is actually called the thorn and is pronounced ‘th.
Bill Paxton is the only actor to have been killed by an Alien, a Predator, and a Terminator.
The most common street name in the United States is Second Street. Main Street is second.
‘Subcontinental’ has all vowels in reverse order.
Mouse sperm is longer than elephant sperm.
The word “galaxy” comes from the Greek word meaning milk. Galactorrhea is the term for lactation when not nursing.
One pint of hippopotamus milk has 1600 calories.
Kiwifruits were originally called Chinese gooseberries. They were renamed for marketing reasons in the 1950s.
Redheads require approximately 20% more anaesthetic than non-redheads in order to put ’em under.
The word vagina comes from latin vagĭna literally translating to a sheath or scabbard. Or, simply put, a place to put your sword.
Polar Bear livers are extremely high in vitamin A. So much so that 50g is enough to kill a grown human.
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