The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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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 longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English 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 "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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