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 word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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 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 United States does not have an official language.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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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