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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 Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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