The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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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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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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