The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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