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History quiz

QUESTION: Which language spoken in this region has the longest known palindrome (word spelled the same forwards and backwards) ever discovered?

A. Italian

B. Swedish

C. Finnish

D. Ojibway

ANSWER: C. The Finnish word saippuakivikauppias (lye merchant) is the longest known palindrome.

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