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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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