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    Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school.
    Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school.
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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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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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