Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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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 Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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