The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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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 word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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