The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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