* The English-language alphabet originally had only 24 letters. One missing letter was J, which was the last letter to be added to the alphabet. The other latecomer to the alphabet was U.
* The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
* The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
* The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
* There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
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