More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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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 word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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