Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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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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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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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The United States does not have an official language.
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