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    There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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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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    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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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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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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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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