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 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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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