More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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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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