Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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