Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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