There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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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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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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