The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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