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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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