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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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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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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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