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    Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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    The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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    The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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