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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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