Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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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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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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