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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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