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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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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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