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Jumeirah (Arabic: جميرا‎) literally means "burning embers".

"Omnia optime se habent in optimo omnium mundorum possibilium"

"All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds."

This famous phrase perfectly captures the spirit of Dr. Pangloss, the relentlessly cheerful tutor from Voltaire’s famous satire, Candide (1759)

The quote lampoons the extreme philosophical optimism of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who argued that because God is perfect, He must have created the most optimal universe possible.

It's a timeless reminder that sometimes forced optimism is just a refusal to see the world as it really is!

The illustration brilliantly mirrors this dark comedy—a man dancing blindly in a bubble of toxic positivity, entirely detached from the grim reality surrounding him.

Voltaire found this absurd, especially in a world filled with earthquakes, wars, and suffering

Every language has its quirks, and Swedish is full of wonderfully strange expressions. Here are a few : "Trolla med knäna" Literal translation: "To do magic with your knees" Meaning: To be expected to achieve the impossible with too little time, money, or resources.

"Nu går skam på torra land" Literal translation: "Now shame walks on dry land" Meaning: Things have gone too far. Someone's behavior is so outrageous that it's hard to believe.

"Här ligger en hund begraven" Literal translation: "A dog is buried here" Meaning: There's a hidden reason, a catch, or something suspicious beneath the surface.

"Måla fan på väggen" Literal translation: "To paint the Devil on the wall" Meaning: To expect the worst before anything bad has actually happened.

”Ögonaböj” – “Eyesbend” Happens instantly, like blink and it’s done!

”Ingen ko på isen” – “No cow on the ice” Don’t worry, no rush.

”Pang på röbetan” – “Bang on the beetroot” Do it directly and efficiently, straight to the point!

”Nära skjuter ingen hare” – “Close doesn’t shoot any hare”

Almost doesn’t count – only success matters.

”Nu har du skitit i det blå skåpet” – “Now you’ve pooped in the blue cabinet” You’ve really messed up. “I sense owls in the bog” (jag anar ugglor i mossen) Something feels suspicious. Something’s off. “To slide in on a shrimp sandwich” (glida på en räkmacka) Getting success handed to you without effort. “To have clean flour in the bag” (ha rent mjöl i påsen) To be honest and have nothing to hide. “To play Allan” (spela Allan) Acting tough, cocky, or overly confident.

The peace symbol (☮) was designed by Gerald Holtom in 1958, displaying the letters N and D in flag semaphore, and is the official symbol of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Celebrating International Left-Handers Day 国际左撇子日

In a world dominated by right-handers, International Left-Handers Day is celebrated on August 13th each year. It is all about embracing the uniqueness and differences of being a left-hander and raising awareness on the difficulties and challenges faced by left-handers in their daily lives.

Jīntiān shì bā yuè shí sān rì, Guójì Zuǒpiězi Rì. 今天是8月13日，国际左撇子日。 TODAY IS Aug 13th, International Left-Handers Day hé guójì zuǒpiězi rì yǒuguān de Zhōngwén cí yǒu 和国际左撇子日有关的中文词有： Chinese words related to International Left-Handers Day

yòupiězi 右撇子 right-hander dànǎo 大脑 brain chuàngzàolì 创造力 creativity tèbié 特别 unique xíguàn 习惯 habit búbiàn 不便 inconvenience gōngpíng 公平 fair; equal zhīchí 支持 to support lǐjiě 理解 to understand; to empathize

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bite your tongue

self-controlstop yourself from saying something

Halcyon: happy, blissful, carefree

An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use, generally due to few surviving speakers. The causes of language endangerment includes cultural shift to national culture, urbanisation and influence of dominant languages.

Comestible: suitable to be eaten; edible

Swedish borrowed a word from Turkish because of a single chaotic battle in 1713. Kalabalik means mayhem in Swedish. Swedish King Charles XII is camped out in Moldova. The Ottoman Turkish Sultan wants him gone. Turkish forces swarm in. Chaos erupts. The Swedes called it a kalabalik, from the Turkish meaning crowd.

"Schabrak" came in from that Turkish episode as well.

Other words from Turkish are e.g. kåldolme, soffa, yoghurt and kiosk.

Tjej It's the everyday word for girl in Swedish, but it comes from Romani. It was first recorded in 1915. It's related to chav, which means boy in Romani, but it became an insult in British English.

Frisyr means haircut or the way you style your hair without a haircut, it comes from the French frisser, which means to curl, think frizzy. A frisör is someone who curls hair even if you're getting a buzz cut.

Kofta mens cardigan, it comes from Persian, the same root as kaftan. It has been used in Swedish since 1672.

Pajas means clown or fool, it comes from the Italian pagliaccio which literally means straw mattress. This is because old mattresses made clown costumes in Italy.

Veranda och pyjamas är från indien

Half the world borrowed the Swedish word ombudsman

smörgåsbord" as well, troll also and tungsten and styrbord.