The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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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