The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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