The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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