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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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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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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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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