The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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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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