In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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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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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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