In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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