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7,000 languages
There are about 7,000 languages spoken on Earth today, but one goes extinct roughly every two weeks.
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Next evidence →3,500 yearsChinese characters have been in continuous use for over 3,500 years — making Chinese the longest-used writing system still in existence.

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