Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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