The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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 names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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