More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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