Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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