In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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