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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 phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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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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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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