The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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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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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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