"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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