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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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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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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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