In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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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 onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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