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    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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