"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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