The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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 dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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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