In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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