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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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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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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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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).
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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