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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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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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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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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