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Literature and History

The famous last words of 12 enigmatic icons

The famous last words of the dying and the last dying words of the famous. It's a good thing someone was around to write them down.

12 synonyms for beautiful used perfectly by famous authors

Looking for another word for beautiful? Feast your eyes on these 12 classic authors' descriptions for beauty.

13 awesome synonyms for awesome used by awesome authors

Awesome. Really awesome. Super awesome. Are you running out of synonyms for awesome?

14 popular phrases you had no idea were from the King James Bible

Who knew so many popular phrases originated in the Bible? Here's 14 you probably use all the time.

14 Shakespeare quotes NOT written by Shakespeare

Shakespeare wrote a lot of great lines. Just not these.

59 times you quoted Shakespeare without knowing it

You use these words and phrases all the time. Did you know Shakespeare coined them?

Googol, Yahoo, and 28 other words invented from scratch

Neologisms coined into existence can be found throughout literature, science, and industry, and they include some of the words you use every day.

See how letters came from words (not the other way around)

A visual guide to how we arrived at the modern alphabet.
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