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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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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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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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