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 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 United States does not have an official language.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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