The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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