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Just read this collection. Profound and silly in equal measure. Would highly recommend!

The Senegalese football team is nicknamed “the lions of teranga”. Aside from a reference to the country’s literal lions, “lions” connote ferocity. “Teranga”is a Wolof word summarizing the Senegalese national character, and roughly means “hospitality”. “Fiercely hospitable” is a great vibe!

Know the nicknames of Group C teams at the TotalEnergies AFCON 2023As we approach the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d’Ivoire 2023, we take a close look at the nicknames of the teams in Group C of the competition.

The original World Cup trophy was stolen (!!) twice (!!) & recovered by a dog (!!) — named Pickles (!!) — who received a silver medal, became a cult hero, and went on to star in movies and tv shows, including The Spy with a Cold Nose. He was named dog of the year. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickles...

Pickles (dog) - Wikipedia
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Det är så roligt att vara full Och stå vid gärsgården och ragla, och skiter ned sig och stå i kull och låter spyorna hagla. I’ll leave the translation of this as an exercise to the reader

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open.spotify.com/track/7dyCxq... Anthem of newborns everywhere: Kiss i sängen och ha det bra, ligga lita och fundera Varm om stjärten som en sommardag, jag tror jag kissar lite mera Pee in bed and have a good time, lie down and think Warm as a summer's day, I think I'll pee a little more

Kiss i sängenÅttopojat · Kauneimmat snapsilaulut · Song · 2003
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#crossculturalcommunication

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TIL: The Chinese character 聰, meaning intelligent, is comprised of 耳 (ear) + 悤 (smarts). 悤 , in turn, is 囪 (window) and 心 (heart): “a mind as clear and transparent as a window”. The original meaning was “ears that hear very clearly”. www.silkstory.net/en/story-of-...

The Story of 聰聰 is composed of 耳 (ear) and 悤 (haste, intelligent). 悤 is formed from a variant of 囪 (chimney, window) and 心 (heart), conveying the idea of a mind as clear and transparent as a window, already implyin...
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Theres a precedent for this!

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