The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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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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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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