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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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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 distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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