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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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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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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