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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    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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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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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    The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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