In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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