Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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 dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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