Random English Facts

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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    A single banana is called a finger and a bunch of bananas is called a hand.
    A single banana is called a finger and a bunch of bananas is called a hand.
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    'Niblings' - Nieces and Nephews
    'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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    Strawberry Word Origin
    Strawberry Word Origin
    Nobody really knows where strawberries got their name.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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