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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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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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    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    The Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters.
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