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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    'Niblings' - Nieces and Nephews
    'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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