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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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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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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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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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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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