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Hundreds of bizarre, ugly, gross, and otherwise extreme words have what it takes to break some serious records. From the seven longest speeches ever given to twelve of the most popular passwords used today, each of these entries reveals the history behind the world's most noteworthy expressions and pronunciations-- with definitions and sample sentences for each award-winning word. Includes one-of-a-kind superlative lists.
14) Punished!
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Logan and his friend Benedict are playing tag in the library. Logan gets caught when he runs into a mysterious man. When Logan doesn't apologize sincerely, the mysterious gentleman punishes him by causing him to speak in puns. Only finding seven examples each of oxymorons, anagrams and palindromes within the time limits will return Logan to normal.
15) Games & puzzles
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Presents simple mathematical concepts in games or puzzles using dominoes, coins, straws, mazes, palindromes, solitaire, tangrams, and others.
16) The wonder book
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Poems, brief stories, word games, and palindromes let children have fun with words and also learn various facts and concepts.
19) Born to drive
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After thwarting bad guys to win the Yazoo 200 race, with the help of his trusty racecar and his eccentric Aunts FiFi and FooFoo, Otto Pillip receives a note from his long-lost parents inviting him to join the secret family business. Includes words spelled backwards, anagrams, and palindromes.
20) Level Up: C++
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Explore a series of programming challenges to help you practice your C++ skills.
C++ is one of the most popular programming languages today, and this course enables you to check how your skills measure up. Instructor Eduardo Corpeño presents a series of programming challenges to help you practice. Learn how to use GitHub Codespaces with the course, then dive into the challenges, beginning with checking for palindromes and sorting an array and continuing...