The United States does not have an official language.
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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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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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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