The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The United States does not have an official language.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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