The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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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