The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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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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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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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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