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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
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    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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