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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 word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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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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