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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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 Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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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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    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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