The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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