The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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