The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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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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