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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
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    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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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 word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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