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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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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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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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