Did You Know That. . .


  • "Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards.

  • The shortest complete sentence in the English language is . . . "Go."

  • "Pack my red box with five dozen quality jugs." is a sentence that contains all twenty-six letters of the English alphabet, and it's called a panagram.

  • "Sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is the toughest tongue twister.

Well, there it is. Do you have more? Share it with us. We'll be glad to expand this list.

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