The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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