More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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