The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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