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Featuring Interesting Word Facts, Funny Word Facts, and more. Word Fun Facts.
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Fact Page: The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
Date Added: 2012-04-03 15:49:20
Fact Category: Language Fact - 6
2. Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.Fact Comments
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It has 85 letters. It's the name for a hill, 305 metres (1,000 ft) high, close to Porangahau, New Zealand.
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Fact Page: Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
Date Added: 2012-03-07 02:02:32
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Fact Page: The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
Date Added: 2011-12-14 01:57:08
Fact Category: Animal Fact - 8
4. The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).Fact Comments
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Fact Page: The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
Date Added: 2011-11-23 05:48:10
Fact Category: Language Fact - 13
5. There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.Fact Comments
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Fact Page: There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
Date Added: 2011-11-22 16:03:09
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Fact Page: Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
Date Added: 2011-04-28 08:37:02
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7. Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.Fact Comments
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Fact Page: Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
Date Added: 2011-04-17 20:55:03
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Fact Page: If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
Date Added: 2011-04-10 21:18:13
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Fact Page: "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
Date Added: 2010-04-12 16:57:51
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