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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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