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Trebuchet

From wikipedia.org “Although the trebuchet bears a French name and is widely associated with Medieval Europe, it actually originated in China.”

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Island and Isle

“The words ”island” and ”isle” have no etymological connection. They derive from completely different words.” [source]

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Dwarf Planets

From wikipedia.org “The term “dwarf planet” was adopted in 2006 as part of a three-way classification of bodies orbiting the Sun. Objects that are large enough to have cleared the neighbourhood of their orbit are defined as “planets”, while those which are too small to be in hydrostatic equilibrium are defined as “small solar system [...]

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Jumping The Shark

From wikipedia.org “Jumping the shark is a metaphor that was originally used to denote the tipping point at which a TV series is deemed by a viewer to have passed its peak, or has introduced plot twists that are illogical in terms of everything that has preceded them.”  [read more]

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