Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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A legend suggests that 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."
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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