There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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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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