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Mamihlapinatapai

Fun Fact of the Day – In the Indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego, the word ‘mamihlapinatapai’ refers to a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something they both desire, but which neither wants to begin.’

Bonus fact – It’s also listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the ‘Most succinct word’ and is considered one of the hardest words to translate.

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