More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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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 dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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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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