The word 'strengths' is the longest word in the English language with only one vowel.

Sign languages are complete, natural languages with their own grammar — they are not universal and vary by country.

Fact #5606 · Language

The word 'silly' originally meant 'blessed' in Old English — its meaning shifted dramatically over the centuries.

Fact #4429 · Language

English has more words than any other language — but speakers use fewer than 1% of the dictionary in daily life.

Fact #8436 · Language

The oldest written language is Sumerian, dating to around 3200 BCE.

Fact #3436 · Language

English is the official language of the sky — all pilots and air traffic controllers must speak it.

Fact #3439 · Language

Esperanto has around 2 million speakers and was invented in 1887 by Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof.

Fact #5621 · Language

Creole languages form when children of pidgin speakers create a fully structured native language.

Fact #6223 · Language

Esperanto has around 2 million speakers and was invented in 1887 by Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof.

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