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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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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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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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