The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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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 onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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