The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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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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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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