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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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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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