21Pardon my French
We say "pardon my French" after swearing because, in the 19th century, English-speaking people would drop French phrases into the conversation to display class, apologizing because many of their listeners wouldn't know the language. Then people hid swear words under the pretense of them being French.
22New Guinea
Around 1000 of the world's approximately 5,000 languages are spoken solely in New Guinea.
23The Onion
Motto of the news satire organization, “The Onion” is “Tu stultus es” which in Latin translates to “You're an idiot.”
24Mr. Bean intro
At the beginning of Mr. Bean episodes, as part of the opening credits, Mr. Bean falls from the sky in a beam of light, accompanied by a choir singing ‘Ecce homo qui est faba,’ which in Latin translates to ‘Behold the man who is a bean.’
25Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla could speak eight languages: Serbo-Croatian, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, and even Latin.
26Sh*tstorm
“Sh*tstorm” has been adopted into the German language as a perfectly polite noun meaning an internet-born controversy.
27Hangul
The Korean alphabetic system, known as Hangul, was introduced by King Sejong in the 1440s to improve literacy. The difficulty of Chinese characters favored privileged aristocrats, whereas Sejong's phonetic alphabets allowed Koreans of all classes to learn how to read and write.
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28Dothraki language
The Dothraki language was designed to sound like Arabic to the untrained ear, or a mix between Spanish and Arabic to anyone who knows Arabic.
29Much and mucho
The English word "much" and the Spanish word "mucho" are not related at all, despite having similar definitions. "Much" comes from Proto-Germanic "mikilaz", while "mucho" comes from the Latin world "multum". Their similar appearance is a complete coincidence.
30Blond and blonde
Blond(e) is one of the few words left in English that is gendered. Blond is used to describe males, while Blonde is used to describe females.
