fun fact: snorkel is the same word in almost every language

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Also

“Tea” is either “te” or “chai” (or very close resemblance) in every language in the world without exception.

Ted we need to work on your fun facts repertoire

Such a random fun fact… 
where did you learn this?

What are examples of it in languages where it isn't "snorkel"? It'd be interesting to learn why those languages adopted different words.