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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 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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