The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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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 "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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