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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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