The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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