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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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