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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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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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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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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