The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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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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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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