The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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