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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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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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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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