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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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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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    The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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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 onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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