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1. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."Fact Comments
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Fact Page: Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
Date Added: 2011-04-27 15:47:23
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2. Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.Fact Comments
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Fact Page: Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
Date Added: 2011-04-17 20:55:03
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3. The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.Fact Comments
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Fact Page: The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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4. Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!Fact Comments
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Fact Page: Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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5. The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.Fact Comments
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Fact Page: The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Date Added: 2012-04-03 20:55:19
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Fact Page: Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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Fact Page: There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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8. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter bFact Comments
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Fact Page: Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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9. The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.Fact Comments
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Fact Page: The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Fact Page: 'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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Fact Page: Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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Fact Page: The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Fact Page: Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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Fact Page: In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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"Onion" comes from the Middle English unyun, from the French oignon, which came in turn from the Latin unio, meaning "onion."
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Fact Page: The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
Date Added: 2011-01-05 10:54:15
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