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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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 only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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