# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1)

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**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/3372 "2022-01-05T21:39:08Z")

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That reminds me of something similar…

**English:**  
Pine = a type of tree  
Pine = to yearn intensely (e.g. for someone you miss)  
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine)

**Japanese:**  
Matsu = a pine tree  
Matsu = to wait, but also to “pine” for someone.  
The dual meaning is used poetically by the Japanese.  
(Cite: [https://www.kyotojournal.org/gardens/the-poetry-of-the-gardens/](https://www.kyotojournal.org/gardens/the-poetry-of-the-gardens/) )

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