The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The United States does not have an official language.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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