The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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