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 equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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