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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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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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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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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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