English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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