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 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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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