The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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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 word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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 taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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