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    'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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