The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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