Not only did Willy the Shake come up with coumpound nouns (like "bedroom" or "stovepipe"), he also coined the following terms: hush, puke, anchovy, bandit, manager, glow, alligator, mimic, useless, and jig (among many, many, others).

Some say that lots of these terms were actually in common usage at the time, however Shakespeare was just the first person to put them into print.

The U.S. federal government has spent nearly 3 times more on Agent Orange litigation and medical payments to veterans than had been spent on the entire Vietnam War.

The war between England and Zanzibar in 1896 was the shortest war ever.

How long was it?