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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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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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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