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Ypogv TIL that the verb 'to duck' came before the name for the animal 'duck', and that the animal 'duck' comes from them ducking underwater
4Xlgw TIL The word 'fiery' is older than the word 'fire'
XE91r TIL that the verb 'egg' (i.e. egged on, to incite into action) has been in the English language longer than the noun 'egg'.