In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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