In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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