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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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