The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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