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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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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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    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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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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