The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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