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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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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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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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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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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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