'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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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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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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