Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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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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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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