The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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