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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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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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