Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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