The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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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 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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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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