The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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