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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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    The Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters.
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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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    'Niblings' - Nieces and Nephews
    'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews.
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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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    A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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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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