The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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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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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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