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 word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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