The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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