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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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