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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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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