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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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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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