The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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