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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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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