The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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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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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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