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What word is considered the most difficult to translate?

According to the publication of the British company Today's Translations, in the African language Luba there is the most difficult word in the world - ilunga, which means: "A person who is ready to forgive any evil the first time, endure it the second time, but not forgive the third time."

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What causes champagne to foam?

Not because of carbon dioxide, but because of dirt. In a perfectly smooth and clean glass, carbon dioxide molecules evaporate imperceptibly, and for quite some time it was believed that the formation of bubbles was caused by minor defects in the glass. Modern photographic methods have shown, however, that all these almost invisible nicks and cavities are too small for bubbles to stick to them, and that in fact the formation of bubbles is caused by microscopic particles of dust and fluff, which are invariably present in absolutely any glass. In the language of technology, it is the dirt / dust / fluff present in the glass that plays the role of condensation nuclei for the carbon dioxide dissolved in the drink.

According to Moet & Chandon, there are 250 million bubbles in any average bottle of champagne.

Chekhov's last words were: "I haven't drunk champagne for a long time."

German medical etiquette of that time required that the doctor, when there was no hope of salvation, offer the patient a glass of champagne.

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