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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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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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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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