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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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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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