Updated figures of Syrian refugees admitted into the U.S. since the Syrian civil war began. Only 53, or 2.4 percent, of the 2,194 total are Christians.
Some people say that the Humuhumunukunukuapuaâa is the longest Hawaiian name for a fish. This is not true, because it âonlyâ has 22 letters (counting the okina). Luckily the humuhumunukunukuapuaâa has another honorable distinction: it is the state fish of Hawaiâi!
Though the more commonly accepted American English version carries only one L, both Oxford and Merriam-Webster dictionaries recognize this alternate spelling and condone its one syllable pronunciation (think âworldâ), making it the longest non-coined monosyllabic English word at 11 letters.