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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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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    China has more English speakers than the United States.
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    Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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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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