'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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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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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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