The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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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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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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