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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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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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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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