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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    Color Orange Named After The Fruit
    The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
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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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    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 word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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