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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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    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 P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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