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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 distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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    'Niblings' - Nieces and Nephews
    'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews.
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