The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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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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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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 most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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