The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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