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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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 onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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