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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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