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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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