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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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