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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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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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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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