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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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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 name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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