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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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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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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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