The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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