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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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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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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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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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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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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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