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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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    There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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