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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    'Niblings' - Nieces and Nephews
    'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews.
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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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