The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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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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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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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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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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