In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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