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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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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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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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