The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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