The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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