The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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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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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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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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