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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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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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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