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 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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