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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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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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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