The German word 'Weltschmerz' means the pain of comparing the world as it is with how it should be.

Latin gave birth to French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian — the Romance languages.

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The language with the most native speakers is Mandarin Chinese, followed by Spanish and English.

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The language with the most native speakers is Mandarin Chinese, followed by Spanish and English.

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The world's shortest alphabet, Rotokas, has only 12 letters.

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The average English speaker uses only about 20,000 words actively — but recognizes 40,000–50,000.

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The shortest complete sentence in the English language is 'I am.'

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The fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia — many hotels skip the 13th floor.

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The apostrophe was introduced into English in the 16th century — its rules have never been consistently applied.

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