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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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