The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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