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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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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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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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