The word 'emoji' comes from Japanese — 'e' means picture and 'moji' means character.

The Hawaiian language has only 13 letters — 5 vowels and 8 consonants.

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The word 'OK' may be the most recognized word in the world — understood in virtually every language.

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Tonal languages like Mandarin use pitch to distinguish meaning — Cantonese has 6–9 tones.

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There are more possible passwords of 8 characters than grains of sand on Earth.

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Dogs can learn over 1,000 words and gestures, similar to the vocabulary of a young child.

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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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The Sumerian language died as a spoken tongue around 2000 BC but continued as a liturgical language for centuries.

Fact #6042 · Language

The word 'OK' may be the most recognized word in the world — understood in virtually every language.

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