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  WWI was essentially the first war in which the majority of the deaths came <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/boston-reversible-damier-infini-ceinture-en-c-77>Boston R锟斤拷versible Damier Infini Ceinture en c</a> on the battlefield, as opposed to because of disease.
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  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Hashtag, triple word score.
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For the first time in nearly a decade, Scrabble players are going to have some new words on their boards.
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The fifth edition of the game s official dictionary includes 5,000 new words, according <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com>Celine Handbags Outlet</a> to . The dictionary goes on sale Wednesday.
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  Hashtag (14 points) and selfie (nine points) weren t around when the dictionary was last updated in 2005. Geocache (16 points) was selected via a social media contest.
Russia鈥檚 army of 12 million strong was the largest army in history at that point.  
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Also joining the dictionary: emo (five points), bling (eight points), mixtape (18 points), beatbox (18 points) and a handful of two letter words, like po (meaning by mouth <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-new-arrivals-35>Celine Bags New Arrivals</a> and worth four points).
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The additions go a long way toward bringing us closer to the language as it is currently spoken, said John Chew, co-president of the North American Scrabble Players Association.
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Other improvements include words and spellings used by Canadian and British speakers of English.
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The game s official fan group, which organizes tournaments and reviews updates to the dictionary, is very excited about the development.
On Christmas Eve in 1914, the two sides declared an unofficial truce, sang Christmas carols to each other, played soccer, and exchanged souvenirs.
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Chris Cree, also co-president of NASPA, said the additions will make for more scoring opportunities and add much more to the thought <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-trapeze-bags-36>Celine Trapeze Bags</a> process in terms of both offensive and defensive strategy.  
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The fourth edition of the dictionary included more than 100,000 words.
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The war cost the United States over $30 billion.
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There were two billion letters sent to the front during the war and some would be delivered in as little as two days.
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The use of shrapnel in WWI brought <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/ceinture-en-cuir-18>Ceinture en cuir</a> on the invention of plastic surgery.  
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A 12-year-old British soldier fought at the front after lying about his age during enlistment.  
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WWI generals, who were often criticized for not leading the charge, were actually banned from going over the top in order to keep them alive.  
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There were explosives used in 1917 to destroy a bridge in France that could be heard all the way in London.
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Warships would paint crazy geometric patterns on their ships in order to confuse and frustrate the enemy.
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Way before 鈥渇reedom fries,鈥?during WWI sauerkraut was renamed 鈥渓iberty cabbage鈥?in the US.
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Bayer discovered heroin and sold it as cough medicine during the war.  
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The average life expectancy of a pilot in WWI was only a few weeks.
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Food shortages in the UK caused the government to ban the throwing of rice at weddings and the feedings of pigeons.  
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Writers AA Milne and JRR Tolkien both served time in the war.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Hashtag, triple word score.

For the first time in nearly a decade, Scrabble players are going to have some new words on their boards. The fifth edition of the game s official dictionary includes 5,000 new words, according <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com>Celine Handbags Outlet</a> to . The dictionary goes on sale Wednesday.

Hashtag (14 points) and selfie (nine points) weren t around when the dictionary was last updated in 2005. Geocache (16 points) was selected via a social media contest.

Also joining the dictionary: emo (five points), bling (eight points), mixtape (18 points), beatbox (18 points) and a handful of two letter words, like po (meaning by mouth <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-new-arrivals-35>Celine Bags New Arrivals</a> and worth four points). The additions go a long way toward bringing us closer to the language as it is currently spoken, said John Chew, co-president of the North American Scrabble Players Association. Other improvements include words and spellings used by Canadian and British speakers of English. The game s official fan group, which organizes tournaments and reviews updates to the dictionary, is very excited about the development. Chris Cree, also co-president of NASPA, said the additions will make for more scoring opportunities and add much more to the thought <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-trapeze-bags-36>Celine Trapeze Bags</a> process in terms of both offensive and defensive strategy. The fourth edition of the dictionary included more than 100,000 words.    

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