The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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