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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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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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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