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1. 'TYPEWRITER' is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
2. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
3. What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
4. "Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, .... its.
5. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
6. Widow is the only female form in the English language that is shorter than its corresponding male term (widower).
7. There is only ONE word in the English language with three consecutive sets of double letters :"BOOKKEEPER".
8. There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs five times: "indivisibility."
9. Alexander Graham Bell (inventor of Telephone)’s wife and mother were both deaf
10. The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
11."Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
12. "Laika" the dog was the first living thing which was sent to space.
13. To check your Mobile phone’s IMEI serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #.
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.
14. "Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number.
15. Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
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| Author: sri phani kumari 15 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
excellent one
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| Author: Shinu 31 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Very Useful Information
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