The Sumerian language died as a spoken tongue around 2000 BC but continued as a liturgical language for centuries.

The tongue does not have distinct zones for different tastes — the 'tongue map' is a mistranslation of a German study.

There are roughly 7,000 languages, but about 23 languages account for over half the world's speakers.

The framing effect shows how wording affects decisions.

Languages evolve continuously — Shakespeare's English is dramatically different from today's just 400 years later.

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

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

Languages evolve continuously — Shakespeare's English is dramatically different from today's just 400 years later.

The word 'assassin' comes from the Arabic 'hashishin,' a term for a secretive Islamic sect.