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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 word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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