The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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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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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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