In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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