Unusual & Unrevealed Facts - Words

The word “woman” is believed to have derived from the Middle English term wyfman, broken down simply as the wife (wyf) of man. In Old English, women were described simply as wyf, while the term man was used to describe a human person, regardless of gender.

The English word “girl” was initially used to describe a young person of either sex. It was not until the beginning of the sixteenth century that the term was used specifically to describe a female child.

The English language originally delineated between women in different stages of life with the terms “maiden,” “mother,” and “crone.” A maiden referred to a young girl who was unmarried, a mother referred to a woman in her child-bearing years, and a crone described a post-menopausal woman.

The word "Whiskey" derives from the from the Gaelic for meaning “water of life"

A group of sharks is called a shiver.

"Snollygoster" is a term used to describe a politician who works for his self interest and not for the people.

"Bookkeeper" is the only word in English language with three consecutive Double letters.

The word “slut” was originally used to describe a woman who didn’t keep her room clean.

The world's shortest horror story is only two sentences long:
"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock at the door."
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why W is called double U, when it's clearly double V ?

The word "bed" looks like a bed.

The term “smoking” wasn’t established until the late seventeenth century. Before then, it was often referred to as “Dry Drunkenness."

If you call someone a "dork", you're calling them a whales penis.

The Oxford English Dictionary has officially included the words "derp," "selfie," "twerk" and "squee."

Macrophobia, fear of prolonged waiting. Usually experienced by those who feel that they're waiting for something that won't happen.

The stock phrase "and they lived happily ever after" was originally happily until they died.

Dammit I'm mad' spelled backwards is 'Dammit I'm mad'.

That color you see in perfect darkness is dark grey not black.
The official name for this color is “Eigengrau”.

The "you are here" arrow on maps is called an ideo locator.

The original meaning of the word "silly" is "blessed"

The word for orgasm in Japanese translates as "Die and go to heaven."

At first notice, the word 'Diputseromneve' looks quite ridiculous. However, if you read it backwards its even more stupid.

Someone who suffers from Misophonia will often be made angry by very small things - Such as a person who eats or breathes too loudly.

"Dysania" is the state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning.

An “eccedentesiast" is a person who hides their pain behind a smile.

"Text neck" is a term chiropractors use for patients suffering from neck, back and shoulder pain due to hunching over while texting.