The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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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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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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