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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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