The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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The United States does not have an official language.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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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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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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