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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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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