Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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