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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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