The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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A group of ferrets is called a business.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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