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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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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