More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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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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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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