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    'Niblings' - Nieces and Nephews
    'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews.
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    The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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