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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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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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 dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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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 word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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