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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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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 "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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