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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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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    The Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters.
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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