More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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 most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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