The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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