The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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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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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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