The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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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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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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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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