"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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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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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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