The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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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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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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