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 most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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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 "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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