The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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