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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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