'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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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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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