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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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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 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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