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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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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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    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 onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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