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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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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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    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 longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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