In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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