The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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