Why forty-two languages have the same word for "pineapple"
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WordSafety: check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
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The origin of every European country's name
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The most mispronounced brand from every country
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There's a better English alphabet
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The history of the boycott: How one Englishman’s name has ended up in every dictionary since 1888
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Things unexpectedly named after people
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Roads into Norway will get new signs with the country name also written in the indigenous Sámi language depending on the region
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Why is the shape (❤) called a heart? And why is biological heart called a heart as well?
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Oslo's city council wants the Norwegian capital to have an official name in Sámi
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Color or fruit? On the unlikely etymology of "orange"
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