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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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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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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 distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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