The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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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 dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The United States does not have an official language.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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