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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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