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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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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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    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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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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