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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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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 Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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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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