Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words still used in English today, including 'bedroom,' 'lonely,' and 'generous.'

The Basque language of northern Spain is a language isolate — it has no known relatives anywhere in the world.

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The @ symbol is called 'arroba' in Spanish and Portuguese, meaning a unit of weight.

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Tone languages require the brain to process pitch as both music and language simultaneously.

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The Spanish Empire once controlled vast territories in the Americas.

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The human voice is the only musical instrument capable of producing language simultaneously with music.

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Body language can communicate emotions without spoken words.

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Parrots can learn hundreds of words and use them in context.

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Code-switching — alternating between two languages mid-sentence — is a sophisticated skill, not a deficiency.

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