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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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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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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