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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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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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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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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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