The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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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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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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