The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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