1. The word "table" comes from an old word for a wooden board. The English word table comes from the Latin word tabula, which originally meant a simple flat wooden plank or board!

2. Ancient Egyptians used low stone tables for eating. Over 4,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians built some of the earliest recorded tables out of stone, wood, or alabaster. They were kept low to the ground so people could sit on floor mats or cushions while eating!

3. The legendary King Arthur used a Round Table for a special reason. According to famous medieval legends, King Arthur sat his knights at a giant Round Table so that no single knight sat at the "head" of the table. The circular shape showed that every knight at the table was treated as equal!

4. Ancient Greeks pushed tables under their beds when done. In ancient Greece, small wooden tables were brought out during mealtime so people could eat lying on special couches. As soon as dinner was over, servants slid the tables right back under the couches to clear floor space!

5. Ping-Pong tables are specially engineered for uniform bounce. An official Olympic table tennis table measures 9 feet long by 5 feet wide. Its dark green or blue surface must be smooth enough to bounce a lightweight plastic ball up to 9 inches high when dropped from a height of 12 inches!

6. Drafting tables tilt to save artists from back pain. Architects, artists, and engineers often work on tall, angled tables called drafting tables. Tilting the flat tabletop towards your eyes makes it easier to draw precise straight lines without hunching over and straining your neck!

7. The world's longest dining table could seat a whole town. Built in Saudi Arabia, the world's longest continuous dining table measured over 10,400 feet long—that's nearly 2 miles of uninterrupted tabletop, long enough to stretch across 30 football fields!