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 taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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