The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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