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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 distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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 Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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