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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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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