English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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