The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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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 distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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