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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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