The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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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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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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