There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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