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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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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 was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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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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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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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    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 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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