The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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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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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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