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Is it true that the origin of the word “sweatshirt” is associated with Leo Tolstoy?

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Is it true that money began to be called babka because of the banknotes with Catherine II?

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Is it true that "dude" is short for "a person who respects high American culture"?

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Is it true that the words “trash”, “sharomyzhnik” and “sharomyzhnik” are of French origin?

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Is it true that the expression “keep a tight rein” is associated with the head of the NKVD Yezhov?

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Is it true that the word "immunity" comes from the Roman word for slaves?

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Is it true that the expression “spreading cranberries” was first used by Alexandre Dumas the father?

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Is the story about English archers, the middle finger, and the origin of the expression fuck you true?

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Is it true that the word "penalty" comes from an Irish surname?

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Is it true that the word "nylon" comes from the names of the cities of New York and London?

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Is it true that Russian swearing appeared after the Tatar-Mongol invasion?

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Is it true that the French word “bistro” was invented by the Cossacks?

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