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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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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