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What do they call French toast in France?

What do they call French toast in France?

Do partridges live in pear trees?

Do partridges live in pear trees?

Does the medical symbol have one snake or two?

Does the medical symbol have one snake or two?

Is there such a thing as a single shenanigan?

Is there such a thing as a single shenanigan?

What’s up with tennis’s scoring system?

What’s up with tennis’s scoring system?

How did people open cans before can openers were invented?

How did people open cans before can openers were invented?

What colour is neon light?

What colour is neon light?

What is a poop deck?

What is a poop deck?

Where does the word quarantine come from?

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What two parts make up the word helicopter?

What two parts make up the word helicopter?

Which “second” came first, the unit of time or the place following first?

Which came first, the word “crap” or Thomas Crapper’s toilet innovations?

Which way do helicopter blades rotate?

Which way do helicopter blades rotate?

Why does Tim Hortons restaurant have no apostrophe?

Why does Tim Hortons restaurant have no apostrophe?

Why isn’t there a cartoon “sailor man” in Popeyes restaurant marketing?

Why isn’t there a cartoon “sailor man” in Popeyes restaurant marketing?

What do they call Danish pastries in Denmark?

What do they call turkey in Turkey?

What do they call turkey in Turkey?

Why do we say “beforehand” but not “afterhand”?

What is Chevy Chase’s real name?

What is Chevy Chase’s real name?

Why do we say “big brown dog” instead of “brown big dog”?

How ‘deep’ is 20,000 leagues?

How ‘deep’ is 20,000 leagues?

Which came first – the electric car or the gasoline car?

Which came first – American or Canadian Thanksgiving?