The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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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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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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