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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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    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 distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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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    The Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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