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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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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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