In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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