The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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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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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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