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Language & Literature

Without proper language skills, we would be left in the stone age without effective ways of communication.

It may be boring to learn in school, like Shakespeare or word definitions, but it’s all-important to our day-to-day lives.

Even so, we don’t do boring facts – there are so many interesting facts you’ll be pleased to learn!

Did you know that former President Obama’s favorite superhero is actually Spider-Man?

Soldiers and other people with a history of working in the military have been known to develop vestiphobia.

The second longest place name in the world is located in Wales. The name is 58 letters long, and very difficult to say!

Did you know that #MadHatterDay is celebrated on October 6th every year and started way back in 1988?

Despite being a word not found in modern dictionaries, Apodyopsis is derived from Ancient Greek.

The idea for writing Twilight came to Stephanie Meyers in a dream she had in 2003.

Did you know that James Herbert didn't write his first book until he was 28 years old?

Did you know the authors of Beautiful Creatures enjoyed drinking refreshing cans of Diet Coke while working on their masterpiece?

Fifty Shades of Grey is the fastest selling paperback of all time, even beating the Harry Potter series.

Call the Midwife was written in response to an article about under-represented midwives in literature.

Did you know that Yann Martel's first book "Seven Stories" was published in 1993?

Victor Hugo started planning Les Miserables in the 1830's, and it wasn't published until 1862.