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 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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