The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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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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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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