The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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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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