Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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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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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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