The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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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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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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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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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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