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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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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 "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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