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    Ioannis Ikonomou
    Ioannis Ikonomou
    The Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently.
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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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