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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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    A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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