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    China has more English speakers than 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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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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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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    The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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