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 word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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