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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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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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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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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