Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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