"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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The United States does not have an official language.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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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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