The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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