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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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