Currencies: Argentina = Peso, Australia = A-Dollar, Brazil = Real, Chile = Peso, China = Yuan, Cuba = Peso, Denmark = Krone, Egypt = E-Pound, Ethiopia = Birr, Hong Kong = HK-Dollar, India = Rupee, Indonesia = Rupiah, Iran = Rial, Iraq = Dinar, Japan = Yen, Kazakhstan = Tenge, South Korea = Won, Laos = New Kip, Mexico = Peso, Morocco = Dirham, Peru = New Sol, Philippines = Peso, Russia = Ruble, South Africa = Rand, Sweden = Krona, Thailand = Baht, Turkey = New Lira, Venezuela = Bolivar, Vietnam = Dong,
  Hello: Guten Tag (German), Bonjour (French), Hola (Spanish), Sa-wat-Dee (Thai), Ni Hao (Mandarin Chinese), Dzien' dobry (Polish), Hallo (Norwegian), Salve/Salvete (Latin), Kon-nichiwa (Japanese), Salve/Ciao (Italian), An-nyong Ha-see-yo (Korean), Hei (Finnish), Goddag (Danish), Nei Ho (Catonese Chinese), Ahalan (Arabic), Parev (Armenian), Shalom (Hebrew), Nameste (Hindi), Ola (Portuguese), Zdravstvuyte (Russian), Jambo/Hujambo (Swahili), Hej (Swedish), Merhaba/Selam (Turkish), Xin chao (Vietnamese), Sawubona (Zulu)
  Roman Numerals: I = 1, II = 2, III = 3, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1,000, Larger numbers were indicated by putting a horizontal line over them, which meant to multiply the number by 1,000
Examples: IV = 4, VI = 6, XXXI = 31, XL = 40, LX = 60, CCCLXIIIX = 367, MCMXCVIII = 1998, MMV = 20
  The Pilot's Alphabet: First developed by NATO in the 1940s to unify the various radio alphabets used by the Allies in WWII - Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.
  D-Day: What does the 'D' stand for in D-Day?...Most Americans think of the day in 1944 when the Allied forces invaded Normady, but the D stands for nothing, it just stands for the date of a planned action so that people can refer to it as "D minus 2 days" or "D plus 3 days".
  Modus Operandi: One's M.O. is latin for 'Mode of Operation' or 'Method of Procedure'.
  Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
  E Pluribus Unum - The latin phrase appears on the great seal of the U.S. and stands for "From Many One"...The 'Many' were the original 13 colonies, the 'One' was the Union.
  Tequilla Worm - First of all, you're probably drinking Mescal. Both Tequilla and Mescal are made with a desert plant called agave. A worm was inserted to test if the alcohol was fully distilled. If the worm died it was ready.
  Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are 50 years of age or older.
  Golf Balls - there are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
  Change for a Dollar - There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
  Car Horns - American car horns beep in the tone of F.
  Whip - A whip produces a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
  Countries - In 2001 there were 192 recognized countries in the world.