In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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