English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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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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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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