"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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