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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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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 word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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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