The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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 word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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