Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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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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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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