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 was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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