Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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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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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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