"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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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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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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