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  2. 18 Things You Think Are Illegal but Aren’t - AOL

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    It may come as a surprise, but all of these things are legal in the U.S., at least in some parts. The post 18 Things You Think Are Illegal but Aren’t appeared first on Reader's Digest.

  3. Rhyming slang - Wikipedia

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    The construction of rhyming slang involves replacing a common word with a phrase of two or more words, the last of which rhymes with the original word; then, in almost all cases, omitting, from the end of the phrase, the secondary rhyming word (which is thereafter implied), [7] [page needed] [8] [page needed] making the origin and meaning of ...

  4. Rhyme - Wikipedia

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    A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually the exact same phonemes) in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. Most often, this kind of rhyming (perfect rhyming) is consciously used for a musical or aesthetic effect in the final position of lines within poems or songs. [1]

  5. Rhyme-as-reason effect - Wikipedia

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    The rhyme-as-reason effect, also known as the Eaton–Rosen phenomenon, [1] [2] [3] is a cognitive bias where sayings or aphorisms are perceived as more accurate or truthful when they rhyme. In experiments, participants evaluated variations of sayings that either rhymed or did not rhyme.

  6. People Shared 40 Absolutely Normal Things They Can’t Own ...

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    Laws are necessary for civilization to survive and thrive, but in some cases, they don’t always make a lot of logical sense. Just because something is legal doesn’t automatically make it ...

  7. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride - Wikipedia

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    "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride" is a proverb and nursery rhyme, first recorded about 1628 in a collection of Scottish proverbs, [1] which suggests if wishing could make things happen, then even the most destitute people would have everything they wanted. [2] It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20004.

  8. The kids are saying ‘GYAT’: What does it mean? - AOL

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    GYAT (which rhymes with “squat” or “bought,” or “Fiat” depending on your pronunciation of the “g”), can be an acronym for “Girl Your A** Thicc” or an abbreviation for ...

  9. This Is the House That Jack Built - Wikipedia

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    This is the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all ...