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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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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 only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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    The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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