The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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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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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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