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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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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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