The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. | The expression "Tying the Knot" comes from an old Roman custom where the brides clothes were tied up all in knots and the groom was supposed to untie the knots. | When a polar bear cub is born, it can not see or hear. It takes approximately a month for the cub to start to see and hear. | The world's biggest pyramid is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. | A stamp shaped like a banana was once issued in the country of Tonga.