The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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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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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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