All sorts of word puzzles and curiosities land on my desk from time to time and I thought I'd share a couple with you.

Like, many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden'. Thus the word 'golf' entered into the English language.

Here's another one that makes you think, bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers.. what do they all have in common? All were invented by women.

Now, read the following passage and see if it makes sense to you. It shouldn't really. But, yet, it does to everyone I've shown it to.

I cdnoult blveiee taht I cloud uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The phaonmeneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdring to rscheearch at Cmabirgde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rgiht pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porblem. Tihs is bcusease the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istelf, but the wrod as a wlhoe.

Aren't we all incredible people...