The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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 words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The United States does not have an official language.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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