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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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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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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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