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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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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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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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