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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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