In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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