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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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 word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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