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The Queen on Oxford Street by The Spider HillFive Fascinating Facts

1. English is the most widespread language in the world.
2. English is spoken as a foreign language by over 700 million people.
3. According to the Illinois state law, it is illegal to speak 'English'. The official language is 'American'.
4. The sentence 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog' uses every letter in the English alphabet.
5. German is considered to be the sister tongue of English.

To find out more about studying in "England's green and pleasant land", check out our UK section.