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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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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