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    The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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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    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 Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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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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