The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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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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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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