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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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