WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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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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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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