The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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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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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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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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