Fabaceae is a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods that have a distinction that they share with "cabbaged". Their name is the longest word in the English language that can be played on a keyboard, click here to listen (not very exciting).

I am betting you are now wondering how you have lasted this long without that key fact in your lexical toolbox. Well cop this then, aegilops, at eight letters long, is the longest word whose letters are arranged in alphabetical order and spoonfeed, at nine letters long, is the longest word whose letters are arranged in reverse alphabetical order.

Phew, you are going to sound knowledgable in the office today. Those of you still attending school should be aware of the high nerdiness rating of these factoids. Use in the classroom or playground could result in being labelled a nerd.

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