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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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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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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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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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    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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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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