English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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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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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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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