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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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