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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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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 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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