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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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