Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 21, 2014
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Sochi 2014 At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, 18 different countries were represented by only a single athlete. King George I of England (1660-1727) had English as a third or fourth language- he usually spoke German or French. The Mangalitsa pig has hair like sheep's wool!
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Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
“King George I of England had English as a …fourth language….” I wonder what was the third language.
PapaBishop almost 10 years ago
Can pig’s wool be spun and woven?
Simon_Jester almost 10 years ago
Richard The Lionheart almost always spoke French, and when he wasn’t off on Crusade, he spent most of his time in France
Simon_Jester almost 10 years ago
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Lamberger almost 10 years ago
Richard Coeur de Lion spoke a southern French dialect.
Eugeno almost 10 years ago
This makes it sound like George I was king from 1660, which was his birth year. Charles II became king in 1660, returning from exile in France when the monarchy was restored. He, too, spoke French fluently, having spent over 10 years there.
Eugeno almost 10 years ago
The English must have been rather accustomed to multi-lingual monarchs.