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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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