French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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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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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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