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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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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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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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