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  • The word "toady" originally referred to a magician's assistant who literally ate toads a part of the show. Toads were once thought to be poisonous; when the "toady" recovered from eating one of them it was considered an indication of the magician's power.

  • The word "toast," meaning a proposal of health, originated in Rome, where an actual bit of spiced, burned bread was dropped into wine to improve the drink's flavor, absorb its sediment, and thus make it more healthful.

  • The word BOOKKEEPER is the only word in the English language with 3 back-to-back double letter combinations.

  • The word diamond comes from the Greek word 'adamas' which means unconquerable.

  • The word four has four letters. In the English language there is no other number whose number of letters is equal to its value.

  • The word 'karate" means "empty hand."

  • The word 'monsoon' is derived from the Arabic word 'mausim', meaning season. It was first used by Arab sailors to describe the seasonal winds that blow across the Arabian Sea.

  • The word SILENT contains exactly the same letters as the word LISTEN.

  • The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish and Portuguese.

  • "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

  • "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

  • "Kemo Sabe" means "soggy shrub" in Navajo.

  • "Singapore" means "City of Lions", but none have ever been seen there.

  • "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. Unless of course, you use the hunt-and-peck method.

  • "Surtitles" are English translations projected above the stage during a foreign-language performance, such as an opera. 

  • "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is commonly believed to be the only English sentence devised to include all the letters of the alphabet. However typesetters and designers have alternatively employed "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs."

  • 100,000 cubic feet of water pours over the Niagara Falls every second.

  • 83% of people hit by lightning are men.

  • A "clue" originally meant a ball of thread. This is why one is said to "unravel" the clues of a mystery.

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