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 word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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A group of ferrets is called a business.
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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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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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