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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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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Pokémon is Japanese for Pocket Monsters and Chinpokomon (the South Park parody) is Japanese for Penis Monsters.
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