The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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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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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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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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