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    The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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