The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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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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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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