The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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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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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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