The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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