In ancient England, people could not have relationships without the consent of the King (unless it was a member of the royal family). When people wanted to have a child, they had to request permission from the monarch, who gave them a plaque that they had to hang outside their door while they had sex. The plaque read: "Fornication Under Consent of the King" (F.U.C.K.). That is the origin of such a useful word.

During the Civil War, when troops returned to their barracks without any casualties, they wrote "0 Killed" on a large blackboard. That's where the expression "O.K." comes from. to say that everything is fine.

In the convents, during the reading of the Holy Scriptures, when referring to Saint Joseph they always said "Pater Putatibus" and to simplify "P.P." This is how the name "Pepe" for the Joseph was born.

Each king of the cards represents a great king from history:

Swords: King David

Clubs: Alexander the Great

Hearts: Charlemagne

Diamonds: Julius Caesar

In the New Testament in the book of Saint Matthew it says "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven" the little problem is that Saint Jerome, the translator of the text, interpreted the word "camelos" as camel, when in reality, in Greek "Kamelos" is that thick rope with which ships are tied to docks, in short, the meaning of the phrase is the same, but which one seems more coherent to you?

When the English conquerors arrived in Australia, they were amazed to see strange animals that could jump incredibly fast. They immediately called a native (the Australian natives were extremely peaceful) and tried to ask him by signs. When they noticed that the native always said "Khan Ghu Ru" they adopted the English word "kangaroo". Linguists later determined the meaning, which was very clear. The Aborigines meant to say "I don't understand you."

The area of ​​Mexico known as Yucatán comes from the conquest when a Spaniard asked an indigenous person what they called that place. The Indian told him: Yucatán. What the Spaniard didn't know was that he was answering: "I'm not from here."

The popular saying goes: YOU DON'T GO TO BED WITHOUT KNOWING SOMETHING NEW. That's what happened to me with the previous story.