The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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