French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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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 equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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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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