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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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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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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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