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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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    The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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    A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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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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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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