The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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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 most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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