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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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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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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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