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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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