Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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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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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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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