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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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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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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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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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