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 longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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