A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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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 longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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