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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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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 distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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