The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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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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