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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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