French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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