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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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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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    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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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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