The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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 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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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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