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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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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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 words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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