The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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