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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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 word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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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 dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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