The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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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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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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