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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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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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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 most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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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 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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