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 word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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