English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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