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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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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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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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