The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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 Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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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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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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