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1101. Purzelbaum

Deutsch for “tumble tree,” every German child knows all about this one. It may sound like it’s part of the plant kingdom, but a Purzelbaum actually describes a somersault on the ground, often finishing in the dirt and resulting in dirty knees. See also German.

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1102. You Don’t Need a Parachute to Go Skydiving

You only need a parachute to go skydiving twice. See also Skydiving.

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Funny Instruments

1103. Doorbell Dong Plus Dog Barking

Beautiful music when I’m unmuted on a call. See also Dogs.

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1104. “Every once in a while, I go outside and run the vacuum cleaner over the driveway just to ensure that the neighbors never talk to me.”

―Janis Ian

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Funny Words

1105. Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften

The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes this cumbersome word as the longest German word in everyday use. It means “insurance companies providing legal protection.” See also German, Insurance.

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Funny Words

1106. Siebentausendzweihundertvierundfünfzig

In German, numbers also receive the compound word treatment. This is the integer 7,254, which takes 38 letters to spell out. See also German, Numbers.

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1107. Glühbirne

“Lightbulb” in German, which translates “glow pear.” I can’t recommend not eating it. See also Electricity, German.

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1108. Flugzeug

“Airplane” in German is “Flugzeug,” which directly translates to “fly-thing.” They’re not wrong. See also Airplanes, German.

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Funny Quotes

1109. “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”

―Albert Einstein See also Science.

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1110. Majestick

A majestic stick. See also Made Up, Portmanteau.

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