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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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