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In electronics, a JIFFY is between 1/50 and 1/60 of a second

The Old Norse 'i keng bogginn', meaning 'bent in a curve', probably led to the word AKIMBO, meaning hands on hips

The name WENDY didn't exist until James Barrie wrote Peter Pan and used it for 'fwendy'

FOUR is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the actual digit

The AMPERSAND or & symbol was a shorthand invented by the Romans and later known as 'and per se (by itself) and' which became shortened to the current word

The word SECRETARY does indeed stem from the word 'secret' as these employees were expected to handle confidential matters

CANDIDATE derives from a Latin word 'candidatus' meaning clothed in white

The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are known as the PHILTRUM

Locals call it LA, but the full name of LOS ANGELES is ... El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula

Although the spelling of HELLO seems to have started with the invention of the telephone, 'halloo' as a greeting dates back hundreds of years