Amazing Yet Useless Facts About Language

• Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
• What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
• "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
• "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
• The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
• Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
• The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
• The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
• Earth is the only planet not named after a god.