Aloha is much more than a way to say hello
Like Kia ora, the Hawaiian word aloha holds great cultural significance. Not only is it used as a greeting and a farewell, the word also embodies the ideas of love, compassion and peace. The Aloha spirit is such a part of Hawaiian culture, that it’s even been written into the state’s law to remind government officials to treat others with care and respect.
Other countries use words similar to the English hello
Knowing a few phrases in other languages can come in handy, and a simple “hello” could get you pretty far! Many other countries use greetings that sound a lot like hello—hallo in Afrikaans, halo in Indonesian, halò in Gaelic and halló in Icelandic, to name a few!
Students have used “Hello, world!” to learn coding since the 1970s
One of the first things budding computer programmers often learn to do is display the words “Hello, world!” on the screen. This test phrase is credited to Brian Kernigham, who used it in his 1972 book, A Tutorial Introduction in the Language B. It caught on and has been used to teach computer languages ever since.