The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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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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