Trivia and Amazing Facts
- Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile. So if you ever find yourself chased by one, run in a zigzag line. You'll lose him or her every time
- The dot on top of the letter "i" is called a "tittle." Tittle is Latin for something very small
- The American Heritage Dictionary was once banned from the Eldon, Missouri library because it contained 39 "objectionable" words
- In the U.S. and France, a septillion is represented by the number 1 followed by 24 zeroes; in Great Britain and Germany, it is the number 1 followed by 42 zeroes
- The name Netherlands is derived from the Dutch word neder meaning "low;" the term Low Countries is used collectively for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, a reference to the low-lying nature of the land
