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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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