The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence 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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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