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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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 dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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