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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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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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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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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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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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