Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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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