"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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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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