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A single word on a form can cost billions
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A tiny fraction of English words can solve any puzzle
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Japanese flower names can predict spring within two days
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Ottoman rug makers measured every cut a thousand times
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Bilingual speakers process news more deeply in their native tongue
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Japan changed one word to signal a shift in power
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Modern obscenity laws evolved from ancient Roman stage rules
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A microscopic water bear can repair its DNA with ninety-nine percent efficiency
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In 1977, China introduced a second set of simplified characters that was later abandoned
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Wales celebrates its native language every October 15 with the friendly greeting Shwmae Su'mae
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In 1982, the U.S. honored the heroes who used an unwritten language to create an unbreakable code
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In 1947, advisor Bernard Baruch coined the term 'Cold War' to describe global tension
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In 1990, a dispute over a single hyphen sparked a linguistic war in Czechoslovakia
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North Korea celebrates the 1444 invention of an alphabet designed for common people
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The first recorded use of the word hello was in a telephone book
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