Body language accounts for 55% of communication impact, tone for 38%, and actual words for only 7%.

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

The English language borrows from over 350 other languages, making it one of the most linguistically diverse.

Languages with no future tense have speakers who statistically save more money.

Txting and internet slang follow consistent grammatical patterns — linguists study them as a natural form of language change.

Wikipedia has over 60 million articles across 300 languages — and is mostly maintained by volunteers.

The Portuguese man o' war's tentacles can extend up to 50 meters and remain dangerous even when detached.

Aztec markets like Tlatelolco impressed Spanish conquistadors — they rivaled the best markets in Europe.

English has the largest vocabulary of any language — the Oxford English Dictionary contains over 600,000 words.