The word 'clue' derives from 'clew' — a ball of thread — from the Greek myth of Theseus in the labyrinth.

There are about 7,000 languages spoken on Earth today, but roughly half are endangered.

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Sanskrit has the most perfect grammatical structure ever analyzed by linguists.

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The English language borrows from over 350 other languages, making it one of the most linguistically diverse.

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Languages evolve continuously — Shakespeare's English is dramatically different from today's just 400 years later.

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The word 'quiz' supposedly originated as a bet in Dublin in 1791 — its true origin remains unknown.

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Nearly all European languages, and many Asian ones, derive from a common ancestor called Proto-Indo-European.

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Palindromes read the same forward and backward — 'racecar,' 'level,' and 'Was it a car or a cat I saw?'

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Portmanteau words combine two words — 'breakfast + lunch = brunch,' 'smoke + fog = smog.'

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