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

The average educated English speaker knows 40,000–50,000 words but uses only 5,000–10,000 daily.

The word 'goodbye' is a contraction of 'God be with ye.'

The printing press led to standardized spelling — before it, words were spelled however the writer chose.

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

Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words still used in English today, including 'bedroom,' 'lonely,' and 'generous.'

Whistled languages, like Silbo Gomero in the Canary Islands, encode full speech and are UNESCO Heritage.

The longest word in the English language in a major dictionary is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis' at 45 letters.

The framing effect shows how wording affects decisions.