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What do the words scuffle, hot-blooded, eyeball, and bedazzled all have in common? They're just four of many words invented by William Shakespeare, who was born on this day in 1564. Shakespeare's body of work includes over 2,000 all-new words, many of which are still used today. That dude from Avon had some serious swagger when it comes to vocab. In fact, swagger? That's another one of his, too.

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