French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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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 word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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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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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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