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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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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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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