"eins og alþjóð veit" meaning in Icelandic

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          "english": "It's common knowledge that I'm always hungry around noon since I never eat breakfast.",
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          "english": "Many dairy products also include added sugar but as everybody knows, that tasty source of energy is undesirable.",
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          "text": "Einnig innihalda margar mjólkurvörur viðbættan sykur, en eins og alþjóð veit er sá bragðgóði orkugjafi óæskilegur."
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          "sense": "as everybody knows",
          "word": "eins og kunnugt er"
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          "sense": "as everybody knows",
          "word": "það er alkunna"
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  "word": "eins og alþjóð veit"
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  "word": "eins og alþjóð veit"
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