In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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