More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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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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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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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