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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 longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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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 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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