China has more English speakers than the United States.
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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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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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