The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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 word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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