Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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