The sweet tooth kids The tiny boy The red girl There are numerous versions of this folk tale, with the most renowned adaptations credited to …
Stories
Wikipedia
Wikipedia language codes are the letters at the beginning of the address for each language version. They are not the same as Internet top-level domains, …
Γρεεκ το με
“That’s Greek to me” or “It’s all Greek to me” is an idiom used when you can not understand something. The origin might be in …
Bookworms
Bookworm is an umbrella term, more popular than scientific, for the holes caused by larvae of various types of insects. This includes a huge variety of …
Fruits
The amazing etymologies of several fruits across languages
Pronouns
First person pronouns Most languages have a pair of first-person pronouns, I and we, but just a few have more: Spanish along with other South-west …
Planets
Earth The (planet) Earth often takes its name from the word “earth”. That is true for most languages. But not all. Brown-colored languages form a …
The Emoji Atlas
Celebrate
Christmas New Year’s Eve On December 31st, many people celebrate the arrival of the New Year, while others focus on welcoming the first day of …
Europes
Names Alliances The European Union is the biggest political and economic union on the continent, currently with 27 member states, 24 languages, and 3 different …