In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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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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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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