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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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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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