English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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