Language is a Strange thing - 5 Interesting Facts

1. Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.

2. Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”

3. Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan.

4. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

5. The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.