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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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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 word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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