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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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    WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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