The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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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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The United States does not have an official language.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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