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September 18, 2014September 29, 2020

An Egyptian word borrowed by English: Chewing gum and pharaohs

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April 30, 2014September 28, 2020

The legendary aardvark. First word in the dictionary?

Everyone knows the word, but how many have ever seen the animal? The definition medium-sized, nocturnal African mammal, Orycteropus afer, which has sparse hair, long…

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