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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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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