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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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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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    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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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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