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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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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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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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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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