A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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