The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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