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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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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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    The Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters.
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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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