The word 'nice' once meant 'foolish' in English — its meaning gradually softened over centuries.

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

Fact #6008 · Language

The English language adds about 1,000 new words every year.

Fact #3775 · Language

The world's shortest alphabet, Rotokas of Papua New Guinea, has only 12 letters.

Fact #5635 · Language

The human voice is the only musical instrument capable of producing language and music simultaneously.

Fact #5819 · Language

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

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English is the official language of the sky — all pilots and air traffic controllers must speak it.

Fact #3439 · Language

Morse code is still in use in aviation and amateur radio today.

Fact #6228 · Language

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

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