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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    'Niblings' - Nieces and Nephews
    'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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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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    Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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