Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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