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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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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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    Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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