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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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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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 dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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