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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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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 most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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