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 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 most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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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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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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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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