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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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