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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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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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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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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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