Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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