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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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