There are approximately 7,000 languages spoken in the world — about half are expected to disappear by the end of the century.

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

The color 'orange' was named after the fruit — before oranges arrived in Europe, the color was simply called 'yellow-red.'

The word 'muscle' comes from Latin 'musculus' meaning little mouse — the movement of muscles under skin resembled a mouse moving.

The Oxford comma (serial comma) prevents ambiguity — its omission once led to a $5 million court settlement.

Sign languages are complete natural languages — they are not universal and vary by country.

The word 'OK' may be the most recognized word in the world — understood in virtually every language.

The word 'mortgage' comes from French for 'death pledge' — the debt dies when paid off.

The word 'muscle' comes from the Latin musculus meaning 'little mouse' — the movement of biceps resembled a mouse under skin.