Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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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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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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