The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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