Page 40 - Language Facts
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Have you ever wondered where "breakfast" got its name?
Because breakfast is typically the first meal we eat each day, by doing so we are "breaking" our nightly "fast." And you thought this was going to be complicated...
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"Fart" means "speed" in several Scandinavian languages.
This highly entertaining translation occurs in Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. The word "slut" also means "end" in Danish and Swedish.
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