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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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 distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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    The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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