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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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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 longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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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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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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