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Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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Pteronophobia
The fear of being tickled by feathers is known as Pteronophobia.
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Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school.
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A single banana is called a finger and a bunch of bananas is called a hand.
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A group of ferrets is called a business.
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'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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