The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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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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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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