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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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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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    Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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