The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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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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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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