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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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