The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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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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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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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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