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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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    A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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