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 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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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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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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