The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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