'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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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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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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