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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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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    Pokémon is Japanese for Pocket Monsters and Chinpokomon (the South Park parody) is Japanese for Penis Monsters.
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