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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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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 word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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