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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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