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Why Is Friday the 13th Unlucky?

Wearable or Personal Computer: Which Came First?

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You Didn’t Invent That: Shakespeare’s Spurious Neologisms

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You Didn’t Invent That: F. Scott Fitzgerald and “Jazz Age”

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You Didn’t Invent That: Ian Fleming and “Ninja”

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Meanings Behind The Names Of 6 Middle Eastern Nations

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A Brief History Of Writing Instruments

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Why Is Easter Island Named “Easter”?

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Lexical Investigations: Motley

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Lexical Investigations: Camouflage

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Who Coined The Term “Fashionista”?

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Regardless of your opinions about the pundits you see on TV every day, you'll want to know the sage and also secretive history of the word "pundit." Take a look.

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Afghanistan, Kazakhstan: How Many 鈥-stans鈥 Are There?

The suffix 鈥搒tan is Persian and Urdu for 鈥減lace of,鈥 or "where one stands." Can you name all the countries whose name ends in "-stan"?

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Deepen Your Understanding Of Black History With These Terms

Strengthen your grasp of Black history by learning about some of the terms that have played an important role in Black lives and American history.

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