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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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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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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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