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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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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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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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