The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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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 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Pokémon is Japanese for Pocket Monsters and Chinpokomon (the South Park parody) is Japanese for Penis Monsters.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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