· Did you know the most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E.
· Did you know the least used letter in the alphabet is Q.
· Did you know skiing is the only word with double i.
· Did you know dreamt is the only word that ends in mt.
· Did you know the first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON.
· Did you know there are only 4 words in the English language which end in "dous" (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous).
· Did you know the oldest word in the English language is "town".
· Did you know "Bookkeeper" and "bookkeeping" are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters.
· Did you know the word "Strengths" is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel.
· Did you know the dot on top of the letter "i" is called a tittle.
· Did you know the past tense for the English word "dare" is "durst".
· Did you know the word "testify" derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles.
· Did you know The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
· Did you know the word old English word "juke" meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box.
· Did you know 1 out of every 8 letters written is an e.
· Did you know the longest one syllable word in the English language is "screeched".
· Did you know all pilots on international flights identify themselves in English regardless of their country of origin.
· Did you know the expression to "knuckle down" originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots).
· Did you know the word "almost" is the longest in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
· Did you know the most commonly used word in English conversation is "I".
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