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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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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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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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