Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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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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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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