The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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