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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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