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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word 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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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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