Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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