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    Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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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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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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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 Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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