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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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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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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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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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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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