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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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