The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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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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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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