The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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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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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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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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