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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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 word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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    The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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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