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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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    Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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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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