The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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