The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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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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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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