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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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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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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