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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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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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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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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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