Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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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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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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