The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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