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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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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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