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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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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