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

The word 'rule of thumb' does not have an origin in domestic violence — this is a persistent false etymology.

Fact #8022 · Language

The language with the most native speakers is Mandarin Chinese, followed by Spanish and English.

Fact #6004 · Language

The Hawaiian language has only 13 letters — 5 vowels and 8 consonants.

Fact #6008 · Language

The world's shortest alphabet, Rotokas, has only 12 letters.

Fact #6032 · Language

There is no word in English for the back of the knee.

Fact #3776 · Language

There is a word in Japanese, 'tsundoku', meaning buying books and never reading them.

Fact #3431 · Language

The word 'lethologica' describes the inability to remember the word you are trying to say.

Fact #5963 · Language

The dot over the lowercase letters 'i' and 'j' is called a tittle.

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