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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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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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    TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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