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 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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