"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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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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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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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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