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 "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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