The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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