The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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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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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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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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