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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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    'Niblings' - Nieces and Nephews
    'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews.
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    WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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    The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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