• The word “Boondocks” comes from the Tagalog (Filipino) word “Bundok,” which means mountain.

• The “ZIP” in Zip Code stands for “Zone Improvement Plan.”

• Yucatan, as in the peninsula, is from Maya “u” + “u” + “uthaan,” meaning “listen to how they speak,” what the Maya said when they first heard the Spaniards.

• Pocahontas appeared on the back of the $20 bill in 1875.

• Turnips turn green when sunburnt.

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