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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 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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