Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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 "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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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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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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