Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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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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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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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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