The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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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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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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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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