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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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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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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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