The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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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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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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