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 "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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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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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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