In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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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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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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