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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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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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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 Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters.
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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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