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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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