Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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A group of ferrets is called a business.
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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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