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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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