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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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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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 technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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