The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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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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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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