The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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