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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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    There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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