The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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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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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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