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    The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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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 only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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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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