Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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