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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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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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    Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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