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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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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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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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