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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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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