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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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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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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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 "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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