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    The Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters.
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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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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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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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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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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